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Nevada regulators deny requests to pause rooftop solar rate hike

Actor Mark Ruffalo, center, rallies solar supporters in front of Public Utilities Commission offices Wednesday, Jan 13, 2016. Debbie Dooley, founder of Conservatives for Energy Freedom, stands by at left.

Framed by a string of public comments from solar customers, employees and activists, the Nevada Public Utilities Commission denied petitions Wednesday to halt increases to rooftop solar bills, ensuring that the rates remain in effect as the commission considers appeals. Before the vote, commissioners heard hours of public comment from ...

Sears to close a handful of Kmart stores

Sears Holdings Corp. is confirming it's closing a handful of Kmart stores across the country by mid-April as it continues to trim its ailing fleet ...

Amid holacracy, 50 Zappos employees take buyouts

A view of the Zappos headquarters in the old city hall building downtown Monday, Sept. 9, 2013.

Online retailer Zappos, which offered buyouts last year when it changed to a self-management system known as holacracy, has announced an additional 50 buyouts. The ...

Stocks plunge as a dismal start to 2016 gets worse

Specialist Robert Nelson works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016.

The dismal start to 2016 on Wall Street got a lot worse Wednesday. Stocks tumbled again on fears of a global slowdown and alarm over plummeting oil prices, officially sending the Standard & Poor's 500 index into what's known as a correction, or a drop of 10 percent or more from its peak. The Dow Jones ...

Three executives promoted, one retiring at Boyd Gaming

Boyd Gaming Corp. this week announced some major leadership changes, with three people promoted to higher-level positions and one longtime executive retiring later this year. The company said today ...

Solar energy advocates dial up pressure on Nevada regulators

In this file photo, Vivint Solar employees install solar panels on a home.

Solar companies might be pulling away from Nevada, but they are not going quietly. After state regulators voted to raise electric bills for solar customers in December, two rooftop solar companies announced they would halt sales and installations in Nevada, a decision that the companies said ...

Apple defies industry trend as PC sales fall again

In this Dec. 23, 2013, file photo, a woman using a phone walks past Apple's logo near its retail outlet in Beijing. Apple reported its quarterly earnings on Wednesday, April 23, 2014.

Apple keeps defying a PC industry trend: While other major computer-makers saw shipments fall in 2015, Apple increased the number of Macs it shipped worldwide last year ...

Nevada among a handful of states to shun Powerball

A woman shows Powerball tickets she purchased Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in San Lorenzo, Calif.

Lottery ticket buyers have to suspend their belief in math to drop $2 on an infinitesimal chance to win the Powerball jackpot, but in Nevada, they also have to drive across the desert and ...

Court permits fantasy sports in New York amid appeal process

An electronic advertisement for DraftKings hangs on the side of Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, in New York.

Daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel can continue operating in New York as they appeal a judge's order that they stop play in the state, a panel of appellate court judges ruled Monday. The decision by the state Supreme Court Appellate Division in Manhattan comes exactly a month after ...

Light rail presented as best option to connect Strip, airport, downtown

In this Sept. 16, 2014, photo taken with a slow-shutter speed, lights of cars blur along Las Vegas Boulevard.

Why does Las Vegas need light rail? It would link the airport, the Strip and downtown Las Vegas, a critical connection that would greatly benefit the economy and the tourist experience, a local transportation official ...

Tesla chief Elon Musk says Apple is making electric car

Elon Musk, chairman and CEO of Tesla Motors, speaks during the National Clean Energy Summit 5.0 on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, at Bellagio.

Tesla's owner, Elon Musk, has said it is an "open secret" that Apple is making a rival electric car. He also predicted ...

Drugstores galore: Another CVS being built on the Las Vegas Strip

Construction continues on a CVS pharmacy on the Las Vegas Strip between Bally's and Paris Las Vegas Monday, Jan. 11, 2016.

The drugstore arms race on the Strip is ratcheting up another notch. Workers are building a CVS store in front of Bally’s. The two-story property is not expected to have ...

Report: Credit scores in Las Vegas near bottom in the nation

Report: Credit scores in Las Vegas near bottom in the nation

In another sign of Southern Nevadans’ weak finances, a new report says Las Vegas residents have some of the worst credit scores in the country. Personal-finance website ...

How to wrap a building

A building wrap, starting at the base of the Harmon, points pedestrians to CityCenter and the Crystals mall Monday, Feb. 28, 2011.

The Fontainebleau sits unfinished, a blight on the Strip in the opinion of county commissioners, who voted that its owners had to cover it, much like other hotels in the resort corridor have done as a means to advertise. In five minutes, we’ll make you an expert on the process, the cost and the lifespan of a building wrapping.

The Data: Jan. 10-16

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How to keep your employees

How to keep your employees

Industry insiders share tips, beyond money, on how to make workers feel engaged and satisfied ...

People on the Move: Jan. 10-16

In the People: Dr. Savita Chander, Dr. Sara Kabsoun, Danielle Schorr, Evelyn Connors, Doug Bradford, Candyce Farthing, Sam Kaufman and more ...

The Notes: Jan. 10-16

In the Notes: Ensemble Real Estate Solutions, Hospital Corporation of America, Southern Nevada Children First, Jolly Beans Cafe, Fresco Italiano, All Shred Auburn Fibers, Solutions Recovery, Carbone, Dick's Sporting Goods and more ...

Educated workers will take pride in their work

Phil Patent, president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Coffee Investors, came from a full-service restaurant background, as vice president of operations for Lyons Restaurants, based in Foster City, Calif.

The president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Coffee Investors, which owns 20 Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf locations in Southern Nevada, talks about his work with special-needs children, the importance of being transparent with employees, and baseball.

Speculative development reaching equilibrium in Southern Nevada

Knowing when to build is both an art and a science, particularly during the frequent and intense cycles of the past 15 to 20 years.